. >> he had a few low energy days and things snowballed from there. at the wrong time because of his weakened condition because of the fight of bronchitis 88 years old it adds up to a tough situation right now. >> george w. bush has visited his father twice. so has jeb bush. he spent the christmas day in the hospital. things are not going well but doctors remain cautiously optimistic. >> he's in a bad way, but the doctors believe that there is a path for him to recover from this and if we can get him to rally a little bit it's good but we are not there yet. >> he has been placed on a liquids only diet for the time being. >> hope he recovers. >>> now to an extreme weather alert another day of frightful weather awaiting some areas all across the northeast. 6 people have died in the christmas storm system that spawned blizzards sleet and rare tornadoes. causing this plow's tires to spin out. making matters worse gusty winds are redistributing snow back on to the roads. >> in the state of ohio a lot of drivers are complaining about zero visibility. they a